NEW YORK (AP) – Americans are commemorating 9/11 with mournful ceremonies, volunteering, appeals to “never forget” and rising attention to the terror attacks’ extended toll on responders. A crowd of victims’ relatives is expected at ground zero Wednesday. President Donald Trump is scheduled to join an observance at the Pentagon. pic.twitter.com/WqBj8iMQhx — Donald J. Trump…… MORE
EL PASO, Texas (AP) – The US is ready to open a tent court on the border to help handle tens of thousands of cases of asylum seekers forced to wait in Mexico, with hearings held entirely by video conference. The court, or “soft-sided” facility as U.S. officials call it, is scheduled to begin operations…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) — The head of Texas’ prison system acknowledged during a court hearing Tuesday that state officials violated the settlement of a lawsuit over oppressive heat faced by some prisoners. Bryan Collier, executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, testified that mistakes were made by his agency as some inmates were put…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A Tarrant County Jury has found Terry Wayne King II guilty of attempted aggravated kidnapping and serious bodily injury to a child for attacking a 12 year old girl while she was on her way to the school bus stop in Fort Worth in April 2018. The now 14-year-old Dorika Uwimana was…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A Tarrant County Jury has found Terry Wayne King II guilty of attempted aggravated kidnapping and serious bodily injury to a child for attacking a 12 year old girl while she was on her way to the school bus stop in Fort Worth in April 2018. The now 14-year-old Dorika Uwimana was…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A Tarrant County Jury has found Terry Wayne King II guilty of attempted aggravated kidnapping and serious bodily injury to a child for attacking a 12 year old girl while she was on her way to the school bus stop in Fort Worth in April 2018. The now 14-year-old Dorika Uwimana was…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Southwest Airlines employees could be compensated for the Boeing 737 Max groundings. But exactly when that would happen is up in the air, unlike the planes themselves. The industry wide groundings followed two deadly crashes overseas. Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly said this week in a company wide email that he’s looking at ways…… MORE
Washington (WBAP/KLIF)- Mayors and police chiefs across the country have asked for national legislation to tighten restrictions on firearm sales, saying new laws would prevent mass shootings. Fort Worth Mayor Betsy price and interim police chief Ed Kraus are in Washington to support a universal background check system on firearms sales. Mayor Price said it’s…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The number of lung related illnesses believed to be caused by vaping continues to rise across the country, including in North Texas. Dallas County alone is reporting 14 cases linked to E-cigarettes. “There’s still a lot we don’t know about these illnesses,” said Dallas County Health Director, Dr. Phil Huang. “Nothing has…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has fired national security adviser John Bolton. Trump tweeted Tuesday that he told Bolton Monday night that his services were no longer needed at the White House. He says Bolton submitted his resignation on Tuesday morning. Trump tweeted that he “disagreed strongly” with many of Bolton’s suggestions, “as did…… MORE
